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I havent herd this but I think bosh makes one and I think ryobi and makita used to make one and it seems like I saw one as part of a craftsman kit a while ago. It is a good idea but i am not sure if a batery can really hold enough power to do the job. With lithium ion technology improving it may become easier to do.

Ryobi had a small NiCad cordless (18-volt I think) CMS out a couple of years ago; but I don't think it saw the success that Ryobi had hoped for, and it was dropped from the lineup within the year, IIRC.

However, since that time Lithium Ion batteries have come into popularity and there has been quite a number of posts asking about the Ryobi cordless and it's availability. Probably to the extent that it appears to be a popular wanna have.

So, I have no idea if there is any consideration by TTI, but... it wouldn't surprise me at all.

CWS

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Some of the limitations of a battery powered saw can be overcome by using two batteries in either series to create a 36V saw or in parallel to make a 18V saw but with higher current output. Either could produce a more powerful battery operated saw and not require a special battery. Sell it as a kit with two Li-Ion battereis and a dual port charger and you'd have something I think.

I put this idea up here a while back, maybe a year ago. Maybe RIDGID or someone else will pick it up and run with it.

Whoever builds it just send me one as compensation for throwing the idea out there, that's all I want.

"When we build let us think we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work that our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone upon stone, that a time is to come when these stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, "See! This our fathers did for us."
John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

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Some of the limitations of a battery powered saw can be overcome by using two batteries in either series to create a 36V saw or in parallel to make a 18V saw but with higher current output. Either could produce a more powerful battery operated saw and not require a special battery. Sell it as a kit with two Li-Ion battereis and a dual port charger and you'd have something I think.

I put this idea up here a while back, maybe a year ago. Maybe RIDGID or someone else will pick it up and run with it.

Whoever builds it just send me one as compensation for throwing the idea out there, that's all I want.

I was going to pick p the Ryobi a few years ago from Home Depot $149.00 and then they pulled them off the shelves. I like your idea of twin battery ports for longer stronger run times.The tool would sell for sure, great for molding and smaller jobs where pulling out the big saw is a waste. Why? Why ? Won't Ridgid run with the ball and make som of these tools? Advertised and demonstrated properly plenty of DIY'rs and Pros would by many of these tools and it's a given that additional batteries would be sold.

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I've got one of the Ryobi 18v cordless miter saws and with the new lithium it's a great little saw - very portable, runs and cuts well, with decent run time. Got it a few years back for $39 on close out - shoulda bought 2. I installed an Irwin laser and a Diablo 8 1/4" blade and it gets used more than my corded unless I'm doing something that requires good accuracy and I'm at the shop. Hope Ridgid makes one.

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I've got one of the Ryobi 18v cordless miter saws and with the new lithium it's a great little saw - very portable, runs and cuts well, with decent run time. Got it a few years back for $39 on close out - shoulda bought 2. I installed an Irwin laser and a Diablo 8 1/4" blade and it gets used more than my corded unless I'm doing something that requires good accuracy and I'm at the shop. Hope Ridgid makes one.

Hello Ridgid...Earth to Ridgid... Anyone there want to sell some tools we want to buy? .................................................. ....................

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Some time ago over on the Milwaukee (It was shut down) forum when they introduced the V28 line, there was discussion about having tools that would use 2 or more V28 batteries in them. A miter saw was one and a heavy rotary hammer drill was another.

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I've got one of the Ryobi 18v cordless miter saws and with the new lithium it's a great little saw - very portable, runs and cuts well, with decent run time. Got it a few years back for $39 on close out - shoulda bought 2. I installed an Irwin laser and a Diablo 8 1/4" blade and it gets used more than my corded unless I'm doing something that requires good accuracy and I'm at the shop. Hope Ridgid makes one.

Mine eats batteries. I would think the LiI batts. might be better. I just do not want to spend the excessive price Ryobi charges for the LiI battery kit. The saw is not that great of a build such as the plastic table lock lever, which I expect to break any day now. Bad design. I am thinking of making a QD elctrical connection to use other brand batts. on the saw.

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Mine eats batteries. I would think the LiI batts. might be better. I just do not want to spend the excessive price Ryobi charges for the LiI battery kit. The saw is not that great of a build such as the plastic table lock lever, which I expect to break any day now. Bad design. I am thinking of making a QD elctrical connection to use other brand batts. on the saw.

Definitely agree with you on the saw eating the NiCd batteries and they reallymade the saw almost useless because you spent more time charging batteries than sawing wood. Pretty descent though with the Lithiums. No, the saw isn't precise, but it is pretty useable.

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Some of the limitations of a battery powered saw can be overcome by using two batteries in either series to create a 36V saw or in parallel to make a 18V saw but with higher current output. Either could produce a more powerful battery operated saw and not require a special battery. Sell it as a kit with two Li-Ion batteries and a dual port charger and you'd have something I think.

I put this idea up here a while back, maybe a year ago. Maybe RIDGID or someone else will pick it up and run with it.

Whoever builds it just send me one as compensation for throwing the idea out there, that's all I want.

They're back - Saw the new Ryobi Battery Powered Miter Saw at HD this weekend. And no, they weren't smart enough to read this thread and steal my idea, it's still a single battery that powers the saw. Guess I'm just too far ahead of my time. Maybe they are waiting for me to croak so they don't have to pay me the royalties now that I have my idea documented. I'd sell it to for cheap if they would just ask.

The new saw takes a 7-1/4" blade which is much easier to find than the 8-1/4" the old model used.

Oh, the new saw was priced at $129 IIRC

I really can't understand why RIDGID did not offer one. With dual batteries it would be a sure seller, and that in turn would draw people over to the whole RIDGID tool line just to be compatible with the batteries in the miter saw.

"When we build let us think we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work that our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone upon stone, that a time is to come when these stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, "See! This our fathers did for us."
John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

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If the build quality is decent it could turn out to be a handy portable trim/moulding saw especially with lithium batteries. Priced at 119 at my local HD. The 7 1/4 blades are a positive......inexpensive and ez to find

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I saw the Ryobi Li-Ion CMS last week. Looks like it could be a great tool for anyone doing trim and probably up to a 2 x 4. Not sure if it would cut through a 6" board without flipping it though... but then again, how much 6" wide trim does one run into.

With Li-Ion battery, it could be a fairly decent tool without having to run to the charger a lot.